BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Did your household take a tax deduction for health care expenses in the last federal tax return your household filed?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,280	2,068	16.1	15.3-16.9	11,212	83.9	83.1-84.7
-Western NC	1,463	235	16.8	14.6-19.3	1,228	83.2	80.7-85.4
GENDER
Male	542	82	14.5	11.5-18.2	460	85.5	81.8-88.5
Female	921	153	19.0	16.0-22.4	768	81.0	77.6-84.0
RACE
White	1,299	215	17.1	14.8-19.7	1,084	82.9	80.3-85.2
African American	63	10	20.9	11.3-35.5	53	79.1	64.5-88.7
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	69	7	11.5	5.3-23.2	62	88.5	76.8-94.7
25-34	193	20	9.4	5.7-15.3	173	90.6	84.7-94.3
35-44	269	52	21.2	15.7-28.1	217	78.8	71.9-84.3
45-54	273	40	15.7	11.1-21.6	233	84.3	78.4-88.9
55-64	257	52	18.2	13.5-24.2	205	81.8	75.8-86.5
65-74	231	38	20.2	14.5-27.5	193	79.8	72.5-85.5
75+	165	24	15.4	9.9-23.3	141	84.6	76.7-90.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	264	17	5.9	3.5- 9.9	247	94.1	90.1-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	429	56	14.5	10.8-19.2	373	85.5	80.8-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	375	64	17.9	13.7-23.2	311	82.1	76.8-86.3
College Graduate	393	98	26.4	21.6-31.9	295	73.6	68.1-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	192	6	4.1	1.6- 9.9	186	95.9	90.1-98.4
$15,000- 24,999	280	34	12.1	8.1-17.6	246	87.9	82.4-91.9
$25,000- 34,999	202	31	16.7	11.5-23.6	171	83.3	76.4-88.5
$35,000- 49,999	207	61	27.1	20.8-34.5	146	72.9	65.5-79.2
$50,000-74,999	168	41	27.0	19.5-36.0	127	73.0	64.0-80.5
$75,000+	131	32	25.7	18.0-35.3	99	74.3	64.7-82.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	519	92	17.4	13.9-21.6	427	82.6	78.4-86.1
No	935	143	16.7	14.0-19.8	792	83.3	80.2-86.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	210	34	16.4	11.4-23.1	176	83.6	76.9-88.6
Non-Veteran	1,248	200	16.9	14.6-19.6	1,048	83.1	80.4-85.4
Currently Serving	5	1	4.7	0.5-33.4	4	95.3	66.6-99.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,280

2,068

16.1

15.3-16.9

11,212

83.9

83.1-84.7

-Western NC

1,463

235

16.8

14.6-19.3

1,228

83.2

80.7-85.4

GENDER

Male

542

14.5

11.5-18.2

460

85.5

81.8-88.5

Female

921

153

19.0

16.0-22.4

768

81.0

77.6-84.0

RACE

White

1,299

215

17.1

14.8-19.7

1,084

82.9

80.3-85.2

African American

20.9

11.3-35.5

79.1

64.5-88.7

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

11.5

5.3-23.2

88.5

76.8-94.7

25-34

193

9.4

5.7-15.3

173

90.6

84.7-94.3

35-44

269

21.2

15.7-28.1

217

78.8

71.9-84.3

45-54

273

15.7

11.1-21.6

233

84.3

78.4-88.9

55-64

257

18.2

13.5-24.2

205

81.8

75.8-86.5

65-74

231

20.2

14.5-27.5

193

79.8

72.5-85.5

75+

165

15.4

9.9-23.3

141

84.6

76.7-90.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

264

5.9

3.5- 9.9

247

94.1

90.1-96.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

429

14.5

10.8-19.2

373

85.5

80.8-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

375

17.9

13.7-23.2

311

82.1

76.8-86.3

College Graduate

393

26.4

21.6-31.9

295

73.6

68.1-78.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

192

4.1

1.6- 9.9

186

95.9

90.1-98.4

$15,000- 24,999

280

12.1

8.1-17.6

246

87.9

82.4-91.9

$25,000- 34,999

202

16.7

11.5-23.6

171

83.3

76.4-88.5

$35,000- 49,999

207

27.1

20.8-34.5

146

72.9

65.5-79.2

$50,000-74,999

168

27.0

19.5-36.0

127

73.0

64.0-80.5

$75,000+

131

25.7

18.0-35.3

74.3

64.7-82.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

519

17.4

13.9-21.6

427

82.6

78.4-86.1

935

143

16.7

14.0-19.8

792

83.3

80.2-86.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

210

16.4

11.4-23.1

176

83.6

76.9-88.6

Non-Veteran

1,248

200

16.9

14.6-19.6

1,048

83.1

80.4-85.4

Currently Serving

4.7

0.5-33.4

95.3

66.6-99.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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